Rabbit released a major software update, RabbitOS 2, for its AI‑focused R1 device. The upgrade redesigns the touchscreen interface, adds offline voice‑memo transcription, and introduces Creations—a tool that lets users describe an app and have the device’s AI, Intern, code it. Creations can be shared via Rabbithole or QR codes, sidestepping a conventional app store. CEO Jesse Lyu framed the rollout as a chance for a second chance after the R1’s rocky launch, while noting competition from rivals like Nothing and OpenAI’s recent hardware moves. Read more →

Smartphone maker Nothing announced Playground, an AI‑driven platform that lets users create simple widget‑style apps by entering natural‑language prompts. The tool currently supports building and customizing Essential Apps widgets, with options for more technical users to tweak underlying code. Nothing emphasized security and ease of use, noting that full‑screen apps are not yet supported. The launch follows a recent $200 million funding round led by Tiger Global, and CEO Carl Pei highlighted the company’s vision of AI‑enhanced operating systems and hardware built specifically for AI use cases. Read more →

Nothing has unveiled AI‑driven features for its Phone 3 lineup, letting users generate custom apps, widgets and visual designs through natural‑language prompts. The new Nothing Playground creates code on the fly, while Essential Apps serves as a nascent marketplace where these creations can be shared and downloaded. Demonstrations showed the AI crafting a graphic for the phone’s Glyph Matrix display and building simple utilities such as a flight reminder and a hydration tracker. The tools run on Nothing OS 4, which is based on Android, and represent a step toward an AI‑focused operating system. Read more →